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Ras Al Khaimah allows commercial licence renewal at typing centres
Commercial licences will soon be be renewed at typing centres, announced a top official at Ras Al Khaimah's Department of Economic Development.
- By Nasouh Nazzal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 22:50 November 8, 2008
Ras Al Khaimah: Commercial licences will soon be be renewed at typing centres, announced a top official at Ras Al Khaimah's Department of Economic Development.
According to Hamad Bin Rahmah Al Shamsi, the department's Deputy Director, various types of the commercial licencees will be renewed at the typing shops and holders of these licences will no longer need to approach the department for this particular reason.
He explained an applicant should submit a request to a typing shop via Empost requesting the renewal of his commercial licence.
Al Shamsi said the new system will benefit both applicants and the department, which currently witnesses long queues, adding that the new system will also save the time and effort of the applicants.
Agreement
The RAK Department of Economic Development used the e-Government Authority in Ras Al Khaimah, where a meeting between the authority's top officials with their counterparts from the department was held.
Al Shamsi said the two sides agreed to process the renewal of the various types of commercial licences via the internet.
Al Shamsi said the typing centres will set up internet accounts for their clients where the necessary data is updated, and the department will review the application, secure the approval and process the renewal of the licence.
He added that e-dirham will be used to pay the renewal fees, where the renewed licence will be delivered to the applicant without visiting any department.
Al Shamsi said the department will soon finalise the fees the typing shops would charge.
He said that the new system would allow businesses to save a lot of time and effort.
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